Veteranus Dacicus 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 🏴‍☠️

We thought we were getting a TACO "Trump Always Chickens Out" But so far we are getting a NACHO "Not A Chance Hormuz Opens" (With appreciation to the trader who told me)

A fun fact: in the 90s, Turkmenistan had passports that had a photo of their president in them.

After the Russian invasion of Ukraine left its waters heavily mined, Ukraine developed advanced sea drones to help clear the bottom of its seafloor. Now, President Zelenskyy is offering the same technology to the U.S. to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz. CBS News’ Aidan Stretch saw up-close how they work.

After a microphone issue in Buffalo, the entire crowd helps with the singing of O Canada ahead of Game 5 👏

The Journal reports, “Iranian state media estimates that postwar reconstruction could cost around $270 billion, a crippling sum for a country with an annual gross domestic product last year of $341 billion.” That’s almost 80 percent of Iran’s annual GDP; the U.S. gross domestic product is about $31 trillion, so for us, it would be like facing a postwar reconstruction cost of $24.5 trillion. For perspective, the total economic costs of the 9/11 attacks were estimated to be between $33 billion and $36 billion.

I gather some of our conservative friends are unhappy with the Bulwark. Fine. But I'm proud we have continued to stand athwart Trump, yelling Stop, at a time when so many who were at first inclined to do so quit doing so, and then became annoyed at those of us still standing.

Today’s raids by state and federal law enforcement happened because our state agencies caught irregular behavior and reported it. That’s how the system is supposed to work, and our agencies will keep at it as long as there are fraudsters around to put behind bars.

WHY is CNN interviewing Tricia McLaughlin right now She is easily the most mendacious spokesperson I've had the displeasure of encountering in 15 years of doing this. What could she POSSIBLY have to say that adds to viewers' understanding of anything??

This is the single most genius diplomatic gesture I have ever seen.

UAE will exit OPEC effective Friday, removing the cartel's third-largest producer and further eroding its ability to manage global oil supply.